- Phil Mickelson, one of the top golfers on the PGA Tour, is suspending his Tour schedule indefinitely in order to be with his wife, who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Click HERE
- Visit the offical website of Mike Piazza. Click HERE
- Anthony Chimino, CEO of Assurance Agency, Ltd. elected to the NIASHF Board of Directors. Anthony has been the CEO since 2001. Prior to starting at Assurance in 1996, he was an underwriting manger at a national insurance company, where his insurance career began in 1992. Today, Assurance is among the 75 largest insurance brokerages in the United States. Assurance places over $450 million in premiums annually for businesses and individuals, and is staffed by 200 employees. Assurance has received numerous awards and accolades as a "top place to work" from Crain's Chicago Business, the Business Ledger and the National Alliance for Business Resources.
- The National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame was well represented at the NECO awards ceremony on Saturday May 9th. NIASHF Leadership members Joe Moglia and Mike O'Malley along with Board of Director Robert Allegrini received the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor. Congratulations to them. The NIASHF is very proud of the recognition they received and of our association with these deserving contributors.
- Dominic DiMaggio, the youngest of the three DiMaggio brothers who played in the Major Leagues, passed away Friday, May 8, at the age of 92 at his home in Marion, Mass. Click HERE. A couple of months ago, DiMaggio gave an exclusive interview to Red White & Green Magazine. It appears in the Joe DiMaggio commemorative issue, which is available now.
- Donate to Abruzzo earthquake relief fund
The magnitude 6.3 earthquake that recently struck the town of LAquila and other small towns in the region of Abruzzo in central Italy has left over 270 dead and 28,000 homeless. Click HERE to donate to the relief effort.
- Dodgers Manager Joe Torre and G.M. Ned Colletti discuss Manny Ramirez being suspended for 50 games by Major League baseball for taking performance -enhancing drugs. Click HERE
- Chicago Bears' cornerback Charles Tillman and running back Matt Forte are the annual Brian Piccolo Award winners for 2008. Click HERE
- The city of Brockton, Mass. names its post office after one of its native sons, Rocky Marciano. Click HERE
- The NIASHF is proud to be working with Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) to bring baseball fans together by exhibiting, promoting, preserving, researching and teaching the history of baseball and its impact on world culture. Click HERE to see the NLBM's Web site.
- Hulk Hogan, born Terry Bollea, is writing a new book, titled, "My Life Outside the Ring," which is scheduled to be released in October. Click HERE
- Yankees manager Joe Girardi blasts a new book on Alex Rodriguez and wonders "why someone would write a book like this, anyway." Click HERE
- Jerry Colangelo, chairman of the Phoenix Suns and chairman of the NIASHF National Leadership Committee, is the first recipient of the Court of Honor Gala Experience Award April 14 in Chicago. The Court of Honor Experience is a fund-raising effort that supports the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Foundation, Inc. Click HERE
- Columnist says UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma is the right choice to coach the 2012 U.S. Olympic women's basketball team. Click HERE
- Notre Dame senior Mike Lee, who recently captured his third straight Bengal Bouts championship, was recently featured in the Chicago suburbs' largest newspaper, the Daily Herald. He won the 178-pound Chicago Golden Gloves title by technical knockout on Saturday, April 18. Click HERE
- Angela Ruggiero, considered to be one of the top female hockey players in the world, will be conducting two girls hockey camps in Illinois in June and one in Michigan in August. Click HERE for details.
- Tommy Lasorda, in his 60th year with the Dodgers, recently spoke to a luncheon crowd at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona and talked about his love and respect for the military and his country. Click HERE to read the story.
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